Showcase Your Work
At the COMSOL Conference 2024 Boston, you have the opportunity to showcase your modeling and simulation work in front of a live audience. Presenters are also encouraged to submit a paper. After the conference, approved posters, slideshows, and papers are published in an online collection with a global reach.
All accepted works will be considered for the Best Poster and Best Paper awards, where the top submissions are selected by our program committee of experts from different industries and research organizations. During the conference, attendees cast their votes for the Best Poster by Popular Vote award.
Important Dates
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MAY17Early Abstract Submission Deadline*
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JUNE21Final Abstract Submission Deadline
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JULY19Abstract Approval Notification
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AUG30Paper and Poster Submission Deadline
Author and Coauthor Registration Deadline
Suggested Topics
Electromagnetics
- Low-frequency electromagnetics
- Optics, photonics, and semiconductors
- RF and microwave engineering
- Plasma physics
- Charged particle tracing
Structural and Acoustics
- Structural mechanics
- Acoustics and vibrations
- MEMS, nanotechnology, and piezoelectric devices
- Geophysics and geomechanics
Fluid and Heat
- Computational fluid dynamics (CFD)
- Heat transfer and phase change
- Microfluidics
- Molecular flow
- Particle tracing
Chemical
- Battery design
- Chemical reaction engineering
- Corrosion and corrosion protection
- Electrodeposition
- Fuel cells and electrolyzers
Industries
- Aerospace & Defense
- Automotive
- Consumer Electronics
- Energy
- Food & Beverage
- Healthcare
- Materials & Chemical
- Microelectronics
- Semiconductor Manufacturing
- Transportation
Presenting and Publishing Opportunities
To present at the conference, apply for either a poster or slideshow presentation. Posters will be displayed in the large exhibition hall throughout the conference and authors are invited to present their work during the poster sessions. Please note that there are a limited number of slideshow presentation slots available.
All presenters are encouraged to submit a full-length paper covering their work. There is also the option to submit a paper only, without presenting at the live conference. All approved papers will be published in the online Conference User Presentations Collection after the event, alongside the posters and slideshows.
View the presentation guidelines and become familiar with the presentation formats before submitting your abstract.
Submission Formats
Poster
Paper
Abstract Submission
Ready to share your work? Create or log into your COMSOL Access account and submit an abstract through My Conference. Follow the abstract guidelines, accessible via the link below.Abstract Guidelines
Awards Selection Rules and Publication Notice Agreement
Publication Notice Agreement
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- Eligibility.Authors and all co-authors (if applicable) must (i) be at least 18 years of age, and (ii) be an authorized user of a valid license for the COMSOL Multiphysics®software, as defined in the applicable COMSOL Software License Agreement. COMSOL employees, employees of COMSOL distributors, COMSOL Certified Consultants, and members of the Program Committee are not eligible.
- To Enter.(1) Submit an abstract for the Boston location on or before June 21, 2024 for a paper, poster, or both online at the following address:https://www.comsol.com/conference/showcase-your-work/boston. Abstracts must adhere to the Abstract guidelines posted on the Sponsor’s website athttps://www.comsol.com/conference/showcase-your-work/boston. You will be notified by the Sponsor if your abstract is accepted. (2) If your abstract is accepted, submit a final paper and/ or poster in compliance with the Paper Submission Guidelines and/or guidelines in the Poster Template found on the COMSOL Conference 2024 website for the respective type of submission (“Work”) on or before August 30, 2024, or such other date as has been specified in writing by the Program Chair for the COMSOL Conference Boston 2024. (3) Register for the COMSOL Conference Boston 2024 athttps://www.comsol.com/conference/registration/boston.
- Selection Process.The Program Committee Members for the COMSOL Conference Boston 2024 (collectively, the “Judges”) shall review each abstract and score the work using the Judging Criteria described below and identify the top three (3) abstracts for papers and the top three (3) abstracts for posters with the highest scores. The Program Committee will consist of approximately 20-30 individuals selected by Sponsor based on their education and experience in their respective scientific fields in which the COMSOL Multiphysics®software is used. Those individuals will be identified on Sponsor’s website athttps://www.comsol.com/conference/showcase-your-work/boston. The author(s) of the final papers and posters selected as the winners will be announced at the COMSOL Conference 2024 Boston on October 4, 2024 at the Boston Marriott Burlington, One Burlington Mall Road, Burlington, MA 01803. As a separate and additional category, the attendees at the COMSOL Conference 2024 Boston will have the opportunity to vote for one (1) winner of the Best Poster by Popular Vote. Each attendee has the option to cast one (1) vote to nominate a final poster presented during the Poster Sessions at the COMSOL Conference 2024 Boston on October 3, 2024. In the event a tie in the number of votes for a particular poster would result in more than one (1) posters qualifying for the award for Best Poster by Popular Vote, all such posters shall be deemed winners. The winner(s) of the Best Poster by Popular Vote will be announced at the COMSOL Conference 2024 Boston on October 4, 2024 at the Boston Marriott Burlington, One Burlington Mall Road, Burlington, MA 01803. Sponsor and its affiliates reserve the right to announce the names of the winners on their websites worldwide for any purpose.
- Judging Criteria.Each Work will be judged in four (4) equally-weighted categories (“Judging Criteria”) with a numerical score between 1 and 5, with 5 being the best possible score in each category. The total score will then be calculated for each Work. The Judging Criteria are: (1) Level of skill in use of COMSOL Multiphysics®software; (2) Originality of the work in the respective field; (3) Completeness of the work including, but not limited to, validation of the model, images, graphs, and other results; (4) Usefulness and interest in the area of work. In the event of a tie for Best Paper, the Judges will select the winning submission by re-applying the Judging Criteria.
- Prizes.There is no cash value prize for this Contest. The winners will be presented with a certificate or similar item of recognition. If the winner is not present at the time the award is announced, the Sponsor will send the certificate or similar item of recognition to the address they have been provided by whatever means.
- Publicity and Privacy.By submitting abstracts, full length papers, presentations, movies, model files and other materials ("Contributed Materials") through this website or at the COMSOL Conference 2024 Boston to Sponsor its parents, subsidiaries, and affiliates (collectively, “COMSOL”), whether submission is made at this time or at a later time, you hereby grant COMSOL a sublicensable, nonexclusive, royalty-free, perpetual, worldwide, and unrestricted license to use, copy, publicly display, and prepare derivative works of the Contributed Materials, in whole or in part, and to distribute the Contributed Materials and derivative works thereof, in whole or in part, as part of the COMSOL Conference materials and proceedings and otherwise. Such license includes the right to reproduce the Contributed Materials and derivative works thereof in hard copy or electronic form, to archive the Contributed Materials and derivative works thereof on one or more COMSOL websites and to distribute the Contributed Materials and derivative works thereof in any manner. You hereby represent and warrant that you have sufficient rights and/or authorization to grant COMSOL the rights provided herein, including authorization with respect to any Contributed Materials in which your employer has any right, title, or interest, and that none of the Contributed Materials infringes any intellectual property, proprietary, or other third party rights. You shall retain all ownership rights to the copyrights in the Contributed Materials and in view of the fact that the license granted to COMSOL is nonexclusive, there are no limits on your right to publish and distribute such Contributed Materials. COMSOL agrees that it will provide attribution for all Contributed Materials to the respective authors.
- Export Control.You represent and warrant that your participation in the Contest, such as any use by you of any proprietary materials you may receive, including, but not limited to, proceedings of the Conference, a Conference program, and course materials (collectively, the “Conference Materials”) and the COMSOL software programs (containing U.S. and European origin technology) shall not violate the export control laws of the U.S. or any other country. If requested, you agree to provide documentation regarding your residency and identity.
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